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“Every Day Is A Bonus”

Posted on November 11, 2009November 11, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

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A Veteran

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

I am a weenie. How big a weenie am I? I am such a big weenie that I’ve struggled with whether I’d have the internal fortitude to shoot an intruder. I’m such a weenie that even in the defense of my own life or my own home, I’m not sure I could do what needed […]

Podcast: Fort Hood And Health Care

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

John Hawkins joins me to discuss the tragedy and what it all means. Download MP3 To subscribe on iTunes, just click here! When Melissa isn’t on the radio, you can find her at melissaclouthier.com and on Twitter. Her username is MelissaTweets.

Cap-n-Trade Gives Obama Strong Man Powers?

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Wanted to share this provocative tidbit from the Washington Examiner: Both the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy approved earlier this year and the version just okayed by Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Democrats (Republicans boycotted the vote) contains an obscure but nasty bureaucratic provision that requires President Obama to act like Venezuelan strong […]

A Firsthand Account From Inside Fort Hood

Posted on November 10, 2009November 10, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

A letter a blogger friend forwarded: Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for us and the Fort Hood community, a community that has been deeply wounded both physically and spiritually. The past day and a half have been very challenging. I write to share my somewhat-insider perspective on the events. […]

Remember The Kelo Decision? This Is What Happened Next…

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

The Washington Examiner’s Timothy Carney is reporting that the property Pfizer took in eminent domain is going to not be used after all: The private homes that New London, Conn., took away from Suzette Kelo and her neighbors have been torn down. Their former site is a wasteland of fields of weeds, a monument to […]

In Honor Of The Marines

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Tomorrow is the Marine Corps Birthday. One of the traditions we keep to in the Corps is the Commandant’s Birthday message – it is played at every Marine Corps Ball and at any place where Marines gather all over the world. This is last year’s message from the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine […]

Trusting The Government To Take Care Of You: H1N1 Debacle

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

So you might die if you don’t get the vaccine. It’s a National Emergency. And yet, the government is flopping around. Jennifer LaRue of the Washington Post: A poll released Friday by the Harvard School of Public Health found that two-thirds of parents and high-risk adults who want H1N1 vaccinations for themselves or their families […]

Unemployment Numbers: Another Reality Check

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

This is unsurprising: You don’t create jobs by making the bureaucracy bigger. You pull resources from the private sector making job creation impossible. President Obama is making all this worse by creating complete instability. No one knows what he is going to do next. So, businesses hoard cash. Business continue hiring freezes even as business […]

President Obama And His Hasan Problem–UPDATED

Posted on November 6, 2009November 6, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

How does a man weened on politically correct thought, race grievance, and collective versus individual responsibility deal with this: American born Muslim man Soldier Psychiatrist Murderer Terrorist Here was the President’s response: President Obama gave a shout out before his statements about the rampage at Ft. Hood. Does that seem dissonant to you? Bookworm calls […]

Podcast: David Almacy Refutes Obama White House Claims About Government Website

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

David Almacy now of Edleman Public Relations as Senior Vice President for Digital Affairs and formerly White House Internet and E Communications Office Director of Media Affairs for President Bush, spoke with me about the White House’s claim that the website the Obama team received was archaic and out-of-date. This simply was not true. As […]

Podcast: Election Day Wrap-Up With John Hawkins

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Download MP3 To subscribe on iTunes, just click here! When Melissa isn’t on the radio, you can find her at melissaclouthier.com and on Twitter. Her username is MelissaTweets.

Copyright Treaty

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Don’t have time to write, but you guys need to see this. What is the government doing when we’re not looking? Bad things.

Election: Democrats Should Be Nervous, Republicans Should Wake Up

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Quick takes: Hoffman loss: What She said. Michelle Malkin nails it: Conservatives owe NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman immeasurable gratitude. He overcame impossible odds (single digits just a month ago) to come within two points of defeating Democrat Bill Owens. Hoffman had zero name recognition. National Republican Party officials dumped nearly $1 million into the race […]

I Want A Sweep

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

How likely do you think a sweep will happen? That is, how likely will the GOP win in VA, NJ and NY 23? The GOP will win NY 23 (conservative candidate) NY 23 and VA VA and NJ NJ and NY 23 All of the above pollcode.com free polls

Podcast: How Hollywood Is Killing Our Culture: The Case Of Michael Jackson

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Have you seen the Michael Jackson flick, yet? Would you feel that you’re participating in the degradation of American culture if you did? Dan Gainor of the Media Research Center joins me to discuss all this and much more. Download MP3 To subscribe on iTunes, just click here! When Melissa isn’t on the radio, you […]

Comparing iPhones To Lefty Socialists

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

I must be a paradox: I’m a free-market capitalist and I love the iPhone. From Weissthaupt at Townhall: Essentially the iPhone is safe from the Droid because most iPhone users are liberals. They are people who WANT a Mommy and Daddy watching over them. iPhone developers must navigate a Byzantine approval process that is so […]

Republicans & Identity Politics: Scozzafava Campaign Demonstrates How The Two Don’t Mix

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Just up is a piece I wrote for Pajamas Media–before the news of today and had to update it–about identity politics in the Republican Party. Here’s part of it: Maybe it will take another generation for the novelty of women in power to wear off so that women can be looked at for the content […]

Bill Ayers Visited The White House January 27–UPDATED

Posted on October 30, 2009October 30, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Yes. He. Did: I wish I were making this up. UPDATED: So, upon further inspection, it looks like it was a different William Ayers. But a guy named George Soros was there eight times and I don’t know too many of those. And an Andy Stern was there 22 times. Granted, that’s a common name, […]

Health Care Bill: Gut Reactions

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Do I feel like I’m beating a dead horse? Yes. The problem? It ain’t dead. The health care bill is very much alive and it’s almost unthinkable that it’s even being considered for the following reasons: The Cost Is Enormous: More importantly, America is already staggering under loads of debt. Why are we talking about […]

Twitter: Rethinking Follow Friday & Using Twitter Lists

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

I do believe Twitter’s Follow Friday tradition needs to be re-vamped to be relevant. Here’s the problem: People are creating too many tweets filled with “cool” people and clogging everyone’s streams with chum. That is, people have ceased paying attention to the vast numbers of the Follow Friday Tweets so they’re ceasing to be helpful. […]

Today 80th Anniversary Of Black Tuesday: Nancy Pelosi Celebrates With Health Care Bill

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Here is some of the disaster she’s wrought: The Bill From Hell Taxes Transparency and more lack of Oppression Government will Regulate… Everything Republican Response Obviously, this is just scraping the surface and there will be more to come.

Podcast: NY 23 With Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser And Valour IT With Marine Steve Schippert

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

An inside look at NY 23 and conservatives versus the Republican establishment. Also, we talk about identity politics and Republicanism. Steve Schippert joins me to discuss what it means to servicemen and women to be connected during their times of rehabilitation. Remember, you can donate at this site. Download MP3 To subscribe on iTunes, just […]

Poll: President Obama Taking The Country Down The Wrong Track

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

A majority of people believe that the country is on the wrong track according to this Wall Street Journal poll via Politics Daily: Fifty-two percent say the country is on the wrong track compared to 36 percent who say it is headed in the right direction with 9 percent saying conditions are mixed and 3 […]

Sarah Palin’s Qualification…

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

CNN conducts a poll about Sarah Palin and 70% view her as unqualified to be president. But the more important part of the poll comes after that: The poll indicates that about half of the country, 51 percent, has an unfavorable view of Palin, with 42 percent seeing her in a positive light. Nearly two-thirds […]

AIP Column: Democrat Decay

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

What happens when Democrats run things unchecked? Detroit, Michigan: Urban decay might as well be called Democrat decay. Democrats rule every major city in America and the more power the Democrats have in the city, the more likely the city will be a complete mess. Enter Detroit, Michigan. Detroit might be the second worst example […]

Podcast: Matt Lewis Discusses Intellectualism In The Conservative Movement

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Matt Lewis of Townhall and AOL’s Politics Daily talks with me about intellectualism in the conservative movement. We discuss the legacy of William F. Buckley and modern thinkers. We talk about Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and more of the minds and no-minds on the right. Is intellectualism dead on the right? […]

Productivity & Social Media

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Another stupid study about wasted work time and spilling company secrets from the Telegraph: More than half of office workers use sites like Twitter and Facebook for personal use during the working day, and admit wasting an average of 40 minutes a week each. One in three of the 1,460 office workers surveyed also said […]

I’m A Marine

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

Yes I am. Can you be a Marine? Yes you can! Read on…. This is from Cassandra of Villainous Company. Who does America call when something absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight? U.S. Marine Rat That’s right… America’s 911 Force: the Few. The Loud. The Marine team! We’re still looking for a few good blogs […]

Why There Are Fewer Women Bloggers

Posted on October 26, 2009October 26, 2009 by Melissa Clouthier

At Western CPAC there were a row of blogging men with two notable exceptions: Rachel Alexander of Intellectual Conservative and me. Proportionally in political blogging and in blogging generally, there just aren’t as many women bloggers. David Griner of The Social Path asks why: If you spend any time looking at social media demographics, there’s […]